When George Springer hits balls off the train in left-center field at Minute Maid Park during batting practice — or 441-foot shots past Tal’s Hill during games — it’s hard not to wonder how he’d fare in the home run derby. There could be worse selections for American League captain Jose Bautista of the Blue […]
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For six games bridging late May with early June, the worst team in baseball was the hottest. There have been Brandon Barnes and Carlos Pena extra-inning walk-offs, the ascension of 22-year-old righthander Jordan Lyles, Jason Castro’s All-Star season and a multitude of tight, winnable games in which first-year manager Bo Porter’s untested club has proved [...]
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